New York Leads In Liberty Loan Subscriptions
Treasury figures show total subscriptions to the liberty loan reaching 1.3 billion dollars across the twelve federal reserve districts. New York leads with 638 million, near its 600 to 750 million allotment, while others range far below their minimums with Boston Philadelphia Richmond Atlanta Chicago Cleveland St. Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas and San Francisco posting smaller totals.
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Washington
Liberty Loan
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas Cly
Dallas
San Francisco
New estimate lowers total registration near nine million
Supplemental state reports show 4,716,708 registrations from 26 states and the District of Columbia, with white 8,501,456 and alien 322,? totaling 9,000,000 projected. Officials caution figures are approximate and many already serve in the armed forces, delaying final tabulation by a week.
Railroad Men Hear Address by Roosevelt
Philadelphia officials of the railroad brotherhoods renewed loyalty to the nation in annual memorial services with Theodore Roosevelt as chief speaker. Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and other unions from all sections of the east attended.
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Railroad Brotherhoods
Theodore Roosevelt
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of Locomoive Fire
Brotherhood of
Order of Railway Telegraphers
East
Twenty-Eight Miners Rescued Alive in Montana Mine
Butte Montana dispatch reports twenty eight miners entombed by a mine fire at the Spector mine for three days were brought out alive. One man was beyond resuscitation but the remaining survivors revived rescue hopes and fueled ongoing efforts. News of the rescue spread rapidly through the operation.
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Butte
Mont
Spector
Fbur
Pershing and Staff Arrive in Europe
Major General John J. Pershing leads fifty seven officers and about fifty privates and civilian clerical staff to London after a ten day Atlantic voyage aboard the Baltic. The party received full military honors and was welcomed by British officials as preparations begin for the first American fighting force.
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London
John J. Pershing
Earl of Derby
Viscount French
General Pershing
San Salvador Destroyed by Violent Earthquake and Lava
The report from Nicaragua states San Salvador and surrounding towns were destroyed by an earthquake that began at seven in the evening and lasted through the night. Casualties were described as small with some fires, followed by lava and boiling water. Relief committees are being organized and aid offered to the affected.
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San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
San Salvador
Santecla
Salvador
Organization of Relief Committees
San Miguel
Russian Women to Fight in the Trenches
Petrograd reports two hundred students from the Petrograd Technical School join a female regiment raised by Ensign Butchkareff to go to the front under equal conditions with men. Dozens more women seek service through the League of Equal Rights for Women, which backs the plan. Colonel Popoff urged women to shame male shirkers at the rally.
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Petrograd
London
Popoff
Twelfth Army
British Prepare for Further Action After Ridge Gains
British forces controlled the Messines Wytschaete ridge and organized new ground for probable action while repelling German counter attacks. Haig’s troops caused heavy German losses including over 6,400 prisoners and many killed or wounded due to mines and artillery, suppressing immediate counterattacks.
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Messinies-Wytschade Ridge
Sir Douglas Haig
Veterans Attend Unveiling of Lee Statue at Gettysburg
Confederate veterans from across the south gathered in Gettysburg Pennsylvania for the unveiling of Virginia’s equestrian statue honoring General Robert E Lee on the battlefield site where Pickett’s division formed fifty four years earlier during the third day battle, marking a Confederate high tide.
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Gettysburg
South
Washington
Virginia
Gettysbug
Pickett
Robert HK. Lee
American Steamer Sinks German Submarine in Running Fight
The armed American steamer and a German submarine engaged for about 90 minutes. The submarine fired thirty five shots, the steamer twenty five, and the final shot allegedly sank the submarine with no damage to the steamer. Washington confirms official notes on the engagement.
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Washington
State Department
Department of State
Tornadoes Kill Many in Kansas and Missouri
Kansas City Mo tornadoes kill many in rural Missouri and Kansas counties. Fifteen dead in Missouri and nine in Kansas. about 150 injured. Property damage estimated between 1 and 2 million dollars. Boons County Missouri reports eleven fatalities. Richmond and Whitam areas in Carroll Charlton and Ray counties report four more deaths.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Boons County
Carroll
Charlton
Ray Counties
Richmond
Whitam
War registration returns from Delaware Vermont and DC
Washington reports complete returns from Delaware Vermont and the District of Columbia as of eleven o'clock Wednesday. Vermont totals show 27 658 registered with 23 022 white 77 negro 3 487 alien 72 alien enemies 13 possible exemptions 234 and an estimated 36 826 eligible.
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Delaware
Vermont
District of Columbia
Congress urged to speed up food supply legislation
Washington President Wilson asked Senate agriculture committees to act quickly on pending legislation to grant government control of the nation’s staple food supply. He warned that delay could let European nations compete for American stocks and push U S prices to alarming heights.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate Agriculture Committees
Congress
United States
Wilson Addresses Veterans at 27th Confederate Reunion
President Wilson received a rousing reception in Washington as about 7,000 Confederate Veterans and visitors gathered for the 27th annual reunion. The Marine Band played Southern airs including Dixie and a Confederate choir performed iconic Civil War tunes amid a patriotic display with the U.S. flag and Confederate banner.
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Marine Band
Washington
Wilson
America
Portsmouth
Jine the Cavalry
Maryland
South
Union Station Plaza
United States
Harrison
Andrew Cowan
Registration drives in the South proceed with patriotic tone
Atlanta reports draft registration for men aged 21 to 31 proceeded with little trouble. Whistles and church bells sounded as precincts opened, with only a few alleged slackers arrested while southern cities echoed a festive civic welcome.
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Atlanta
Indians refuse enrollment and threaten settlement
Ignatia Colorado Indians on their reservation near here refuse to register under the selective draft act and spend the day in war and hear dances. Younger men reportedly obtain liquor and threaten to burn the settlement and attack the Indian agent.
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Ignatia
Colo
Indian Agent
General Harrison 5 honored after veterans parade in DC
Confederate veterans re elected Gen George P Harrison of Opelika Alabama as commander in chief and chose Tulsa Oklahoma for the 1918 reunion after a Pennsylvania avenue parade for President Wilson and Vice President Marshall. The march drew huge crowds while Gen James Dinkins of Louisiana injured a foot.
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George P. Harrison
Opelika
Ala
Tulsa
Okla
Pennsylvania Avenue
Wilson
Marshall
United States
Virginia Military Institute
Washington High School
James Dinkins
Louisiana
Harrison
John T. Godrick
Fredericksburg
Julian S. Carr
North Carolina
Department of the Army of
M. M. Buford
South Carolina
Tillman
Arkansas
Slow Registration Returns Limit Census Estimate
Washington reports registration returns from the great army census came in slowly, making a conclusive national total difficult. The 10,200,000 census bureau estimate is unlikely to be exceeded. Governors provide state tallies with racial and alien breakdowns and noted probable exemptions.
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Washington
Census Bureau
South Carolina
Connecticut
Arkansas
Fewer Men Accepted for Next Officer Training Camps
Washington announces the second series of eight officers training camps will train about 15 000 men from August 27 to November 26. The War Department says the fall encampments aim for older, more experienced recruits after 40 000 entered the first series. Quotas and examination station details are listed for Southern states including Fort Monroe in Virginia and Fort McPherson in Georgia, with locations in Raleigh, Nashville, Charleston, Birmingham, Jacksonville, and more.
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McCain
War Department
Virginia
Fort Monroe
North Carolina
Raleigh
South Carolina
Charleston
Tennessee
Broadway
Nashville
Georgia
Fort McPherson
Alabama
Clark Building
Birmingham
Florida
W. Bay St
Jacksonville
Wilson's Message to Russia Urges United War Aims
President Wilson's dispatch to Petrograd via Ambassador Francis frames the Allied cause as a fight for liberty against autocracy. He argues Germany's propaganda and power politics threaten world peace and calls for steadfast, just readjustments and a universal covenant to secure lasting peace.
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Petrograd
Russia
Tnussia
United States
Germany
America
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